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of keeping himself in touch with the agricultural community, and I am 

 inclined to think that the Agricultural Society would gain in freedom and 

 independence if it became purely unofficial in character, the President 

 and Vice-President being chosen by the Society from among its unofficial 

 members, and the Governor ceasing to nominate two members of the 

 Committee of Management, as he is now empowered to do under the 

 rules of the Society. I propose, however, to await further experience 

 of the working of the Society before taking steps to amend the law. 



36. In conclusion it may be mentioned that in the report of the 

 Education Commission {vide Council Paper No. 168 of 1916), referring 

 to the question of agricultural education the Commission record their 

 impression that agricultural education in primary schools as it exists 

 to-day is little better than a sham. Certain recommendations for 

 improvement are made the most important of which are that the services 

 of the Agricultural Advisers should be utilised for instruction in primary 

 schools, and that boys from secondary schools desirous of adopting prac- 

 tical agriculture as a career should be granted leaving exhibitions to 

 enable them to undergo a course of instruction under the department of 

 Agriculture. I hope that when the report of the Education Commission 

 has been considered by the Legislative Council effect will be given 

 to these valuable recommendations. 



I have, &c.. 



(Sgd.) J. R. CHANCELLOR, 



Governor. 



The Right Hon'ble 



Walter H. Long, M.P. 

 &c., &c., &c. 



TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. 



No. 29.-1918. 



I ASSENT, 



^^" ■' J. R. CHANCELLOR, 



Governor. 



December 17, 1918. 



AN ORDINANCE to provide for the establishment and organization 



of a Department of Agriculture. 



[By Proclamation.] (1) 



BE it enacted by the Governor of Trinidad and Tobago with the 

 advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows : — 



1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Department of Agriculture short title 

 Ordinance, 1918. 



2. In this Ordinance f-l^'P""^**" 

 " Director " means the Director of Agriculture ; 

 " Department " means the Department of Agriculture ; 

 "Board" means the Board of Agriculture established under this 



Ordinance. 



1) The Ordinance came into effect b\- Proclamation on January 1, 1920. 



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